Ursula Bourne is a parlormaid in the Roger Ackroyd home, and she’s considered a suspect in Roger’s murder, especially after Hercule Poirot learns that she was dismissed from her position by Ackroyd on the same day Ackroyd was murdered. Toward the end of the book, it’s revealed that Ursula is secretly married to Ralph Paton—a piece of information that seems to make Ursula even more of a suspect in Roger’s murder.
Ursula Bourne / Ursula Paton Quotes in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
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Chapter 22
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“It says that Ralph has been arrested. So everything is useless. I need not pretend any longer.”
“Newspaper paragraphs are not always true, mademoiselle,” murmured Poirot, having the grace to look ashamed of himself, “All the same, I think you will do well to make a clean breast of things. The truth is what we need now.”
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Ursula Bourne / Ursula Paton Quotes in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
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Chapter 22
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“It says that Ralph has been arrested. So everything is useless. I need not pretend any longer.”
“Newspaper paragraphs are not always true, mademoiselle,” murmured Poirot, having the grace to look ashamed of himself, “All the same, I think you will do well to make a clean breast of things. The truth is what we need now.”
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